To be honest, it's obviously hard for me to say. We're disappointed with the results in the recent games but everyone has a dip in form. I think the other clubs will have a dip in form. We'll show our character in the way we bounce back in the next few games.

You're better in Europe, is the squad good enough?

Our squad is very strong. Obviously we set very high standards in past two seasons, looking to improve every year. There's still a lot of games to go in the PL, we'll look to keep improving as a team. It's too early to say we haven't improved as a team. We've definitely shown we've improved in the Champions League. It's important we keep doing that.

Is it easy to focus tomorrow knowing you've already won the group?

It's very easy. There's no easy game in the Champions League. As a squad, we want to be playing in the Champions League, testing ourselves against the best in Europe. This is another opportunity, we want to win every game.

Was it a surprise to top the group?

When we first got the draw, it was a tough group but we're v confident in ourselves. We go into every game thinking we can in and that's the mentality we have to have going forward. It was a v good result at Madrid, away at Dortmund as well. We've done well, it can only give us confidence going forward.

It's not unusual for a team to have a dip in form. There's nothing to worry about for us. We've got a great team, great manager, great staff. We're looking forward to the next game and getting going.

What did the result against Real do for the team?

It was a massive statement, Tottenham are a big club and the players and managers we have here, we want to be testing ourselves against the best in the world. The Champions League gives us an opportunity to do that, so we were delighted with the results. It's important we don't get carried away with it and use it as a motivation for the next few games.

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You must be pleased to play in the Champions League after those three games suspended?

Of course, growing up as a kid you want to play in the Champions League. Missing the first three games was horrible for me, I can't thank the manager enough for putting me back into the team in the first game I was back and I was happy to repay him with two goals. The team was doing well in the three games before that. We're looking forward to the next game, every game is important. We want to win every game, every game is an opportunity to learn.

You've set a high standard in the last two seasons, how do you assess your form this season?

There's always positives and negatives in every game, I've learnt so far a lot this season and obviously in the two years previously. Obviously, I would like to be at highest level, in every game, every single training session but I don't think that's possible. It's been an opportunity for me to learn more about myself as a player and as a person, so I'm looking forward to it and I've got to keep enjoying it.

Dele Alli during training

Are you critical of yourself?

Very, yeah.

Do you beat yourself up about things?

I'm my own biggest critic. Every time, I know when I'm not playing well, when it's not going well for me and it's important that I keep working hard to learn and improve as a player. It's important that we never say we've reached our standards, we've got to keep improving, getting better every season, every training session.

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You travelled to Madrid but you didn't play - why did you do that and was it difficult?

It was very difficult. Any player can tell you when you're not able to play it's a horrible feeling. You just want to be out there helping your team as much as you can. To play in such a big game would have been nice. Obviously I was suspended but I wanted to go there, help the team show my support. It was nice to do that but it got me going, raring to go for the next game.

Why has the team done so well in this tough group?

I think it was all down to the mentality we had. We want to be going up against these teams. It's important as a team and a squad that we did not go into the teams with the mentality that we can compete. We have to go with the mentality that we can win it and that's how we've approached every game in the CL so far. We've got with the mentality that we want to show what we can do and i think we've done that so far.